In search of power : African Americans in the era of decolonization, 1956-1974 / Brenda Gayle Plummer. [electronic resource]

Author
Plummer, Brenda Gayle [Browse]
Format
Book
Language
English
Published/​Created
Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 2013.
Description
1 online resource (vii, 372 pages) : digital, PDF file(s).

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Summary note
In Search of Power is a history of the era of civil rights, decolonization and Black Power. In the critical period from 1956 to 1974, the emergence of newly independent states worldwide and the struggles of the civil rights movement in the United States exposed the limits of racial integration and political freedom. Dissidents, leaders and elites alike were linked in a struggle for power in a world where the rules of the game had changed. Brenda Gayle Plummer traces the detailed connections between African Americans' involvement in international affairs and how they shaped American foreign policy, integrating African American history, the history of the African Diaspora and the history of United States foreign relations. These topics, usually treated separately, not only offer a unified view of the period but also reassess controversies and events that punctuated this colorful era of upheaval and change.
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Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 08 Oct 2015).
Bibliographic references
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Language note
English
Contents
Machine generated contents note: Introduction; 1. A great restlessness; 2. Peace or a sword?; 3. 'Freedom's struggle crosses oceans and mountains'; 4. Meeting Odinga; 5. When race doesn't matter; 6. Embracing the globe; 7. Race, space, and displacement; 8. Africa and liberation; 9. Agenda setting on two continents; Conclusion.
ISBN
  • 1-139-85410-0
  • 1-107-23595-2
  • 1-139-84266-8
  • 1-139-84028-2
  • 1-139-84502-0
  • 1-107-25453-1
  • 1-139-14939-3
  • 1-283-83605-X
  • 1-139-84147-5
OCLC
818883397
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